An image from the Flinders Ranges which I hadn't printed. Wildflowers were only just beginning to emerge and the grasses a little dry which gave a very pastel-like flavour and softness to this scene. Taken 2007.
Old place, new discovery
Photographers often revisit sites to get new perspectives. Sometimes the different weather brings new light. Same scenes show another side of themselves - a little like humans. Other times we just get to see something new that went unnoticed on a previous trip.
A tree by the side of the road showing some real enthusiasm.
Textural
Waiting for the mist... or snow, either would be good. Mostly cold weather accompanied by blue skies for the moment. In the meantime some wood detail and textures - a reminder that I'm living in the country.
More from out west...
I revisited the location of the Blast Furnace at Lithgow. Nearby was a newly established wetlands area. Several varieties of birdlife can be seen. Otherwise, its a mining town and on days like today looking a bit drab and ordinary. Lack of trees in the area doesn't help. Still, there is something to be seen everywhere if you look. One of the wetlands lakes threw up this image below. Due to water movement the reflection was quite 'musical'.
Beauty of rocks
Queenstown is one of the most desolate environments you might encounter driving around Tasmania. Not because of its isolation or lack of trees (well, not entirely). It has been a mining town for many years - being described sometimes as a cratered moonscape. Yet it has provided me with one of my favourite rock images. I used a fairly long telephoto to capture the detail of the quarry face against the green water which fills one of the craters. Colours and texture are superb.
Blast of cold
Cold weather has struck again this year spreading along the eastern part of Australia bringing with it a much awaited snowfall. Outside of the ski areas we don't get snow that often so when it does come we make the most of it. A day trip to Oberon provided some good photo ops. The land is transformed. Amazing what a little white added to the green can produce.